As Ed Sheeran continues his Loop tour, read on to learn about what led to the controversy surrounding it and the ensuing fallout.

Over the weekend, the musician tearfully revealed he's lost family and close friends due to the controversy.

Ed Sheeran was stuck in a hard place, but PR experts said he handled the response to Macklemore's firing badly and offer advice.

On a Sept. 4 stop on the Loop Tour at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Macklemore (real name Benjamin Haggerty) wore a kaffiyeh around his neck while performing his pro-Palestinian protest song "Hind's Fall," which condemns Israel's military actions in Gaza.

Irish band The Script offered work to a couple of the band’s that left Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore after the rapper was dropped.

Ed Sheeran's upcoming Gillette Stadium concerts face a planned protest as resale ticket prices decline.

Ed Sheeran has lost almost half a million Instagram followers amid the near-implosion of his US tour. The British singer-songwriter has been embroiled in an ongoing controversy following the decision to drop his opening act Macklemore from the Loop tour,

Robert Kraft pledged $2 million toward "aid in the region" after Macklemore urged him to match his $1 million donation to Palestinian organizations.

Charlotte Church has accused Ed Sheeran of choosing "consumerism and capitalism over doing the right thing", after Macklemore was dropped from his tour for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage. Sheeran said the decision to drop Macklemore was made by his promoters,